6.1185, Jobs: Chinese, German, Japanese, Linguistic Anthropology

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-1185. Wed Aug 30 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  138
 
Subject: 6.1185, Jobs: Chinese, German, Japanese, Linguistic Anthropology
 
Moderators: Anthony Rodrigues Aristar: Texas A&M U. <aristar at tam2000.tamu.edu>
            Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan U. <hdry at emunix.emich.edu>
 
Associate Editor:  Ljuba Veselinova <lveselin at emunix.emich.edu>
Assistant Editors: Ron Reck <rreck at emunix.emich.edu>
                   Ann Dizdar <dizdar at tam2000.tamu.edu>
                   Annemarie Valdez <avaldez at emunix.emich.edu>
 
Software development: John H. Remmers <remmers at emunix.emich.edu>
 
Editor for this issue: lveselin at emunix.emich.edu (Ljuba Veselinova)
 
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Date:  Tue, 29 Aug 1995 09:25:08 +0700
From:  deborahc at microsoft.com (Deborah Coughlin)
Subject:  Please Post: JOB Posting: Chinese, German, Japanese
 
2)
Date:  Wed, 30 Aug 1995 08:57:40 MDT
From:  acw at mail.utexas.edu (Tony Woodbury)
Subject:  Re: Position Open Ad
 
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Date:  Tue, 29 Aug 1995 09:25:08 +0700
From:  deborahc at microsoft.com (Deborah Coughlin)
Subject:  Please Post: JOB Posting: Chinese, German, Japanese
 
 
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        COMPUTATIONAL  GRAMMARIANS  and LEXICOGRAPHERS
                      Chinese,  German, and Japanese
 
 The NLP Group in Microsoft Research is looking for
 computational grammarians and computational lexicographers for
 Chinese, Japanese, and German.  The positions will be located
 on the Microsoft central campus in Redmond, Washington, USA.
 This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated group of
 researchers who are creating a system for unrestricted text
 understanding and generation.
 
 RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
 The grammarians' primary responsibilities include developing
 and testing a computational grammar for the language, in
 accordance with the overall architecture of the Microsoft
 Natural Language Understanding system.  The initial emphasis
 will be on creating a grammar for syntactic analysis, followed
 by work on logical form, and moving eventually into areas of
 pragmatics, discourse, and generation.
 
 The lexicographers' primary responsibilities include
 developing and maintaining the morphological rules and data
 for the language, in accordance with the overall system
 architecture used by  the Microsoft Research NLP group;
 checking, updating, and maintaining the information in an
 online lexicon and knowledge base for that language;  and
 testing the analysis and generation systems for that language
 in various ways.
 
 QUALIFICATIONS:
 
 The grammarians' qualifications should include experience in
 linguistic research and software development;  familiarity
 with natural language processing;  a flexible approach to
 linguistic theory;  and an advanced degree in linguistics,
 computer science, or a closely related discipline.  Native
 proficiency in the language of choice is assumed;  practical
 experience with NLP implementation issues is highly desirable.
 
 The lexicographers' qualifications should include experience
 in linguistic research and online dictionary development, some
 programming experience, keen interest in lexical issues, and
 at least a BA/BS degree in linguistics or a closely related
 discipline.  Native proficiency in the language of choice is
 assumed.  A practical orientation is highly desirable.  An
 advanced degree in linguistics and/or significant programming
 experience would be a plus.
 
 ABOUT  THE  MICROSOFT  NLP  RESEARCH GROUP:
 
  We are in the process of designing and building a system to
 analyze unrestricted natural language, taking input text, and
 moving from lexical/morphological analysis through syntax,
 semantics, and eventually pragmatics and discourse.  A
 generation component is also planned.  The programming system
 and underlying principles that are used for English have been
 found to be applicable to other languages.  We are empirically
 oriented, and are happy to use good linguistic ideas wherever
 they can be found.  A reasonable first-version summary of our
 techniques and some of our experience can be found in the book
 "Natural Language Processing: The PLNLP Approach,"  Kluwer
 Academic Publishers, Boston, 1993.
 
 For more information about the NLP group, connect to our home
 page on the World Wide Web.
                   http:// www.research.microsoft.com/research/nlp
 
 CONTACT:   Please send resumes, cover letters, and any additional
materials to:
        Jody Fuego
        Human Resources
        Microsoft Corporation
        One Microsoft Way
        Redmond, WA  98052
        USA
        email: a-jodyf at microsoft.com
 
 
 
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Date:  Wed, 30 Aug 1995 08:57:40 MDT
From:  acw at mail.utexas.edu (Tony Woodbury)
Subject:  Re: Position Open Ad
 
The Dept of Anthropology, Univ. of Texas-Austin, invites applications for a
tenure-track position in linguistic anthropology at the Assistant
Professor level, beginning September 1, 1996.  Specialization and
geographic area are open.  Send vita, letter of interest, and names of
three references to Linguistic Anthropology Search Committee, Dept of
Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-l086.
 
Closing Date:  December 15, 1995
 
The University of Texas is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
 
[Informal e-mail inquiries should be directed to jsherzer at mail.utexas.edu]
 
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